Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been notified by Environmental Science and Research of a cluster of human illnesses linked to the bacteria Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. While cases are reported...

Written by Dr. Katherine E. Arden and Dr. Ian M. Mackay The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) began in December 2013 in Guinea. It spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal. The last two...

The measles outbreak in the Solomon Islands has skyrocketed to more than 2,300 cases after a surge of 829 cases last week, according to a Solomon Star report today. This clearly follows a story two weeks...

A 27-year-old Belgian woman, who had traveled to Easter Island, sought medical attention after traveling to Tahiti. She presentied with fever, asthenia, diarrhea, retro-orbital pain. She was diagnosed...

The island nation in the central tropical Pacific Ocean has reported a rotavirus outbreak that has affected some 500, mostly young children, and killed two, according to a Radio New Zealand report Thursday. Dr...

New South Wales (NSW) Health is urging members of the public to thoroughly cook pork products, particularly pork livers, after three recent notifications of Hepatitis E in NSW in people who have not traveled...

An Australian traveler to Japan has been diagnosed with dengue fever, according to a letter from Alfred Health in Melbourne sent to ProMed Mail Friday. The notification states that a 51-year-old male...

Health officials in Tonga are reporting three cases of typhoid fever, cautioning the public to  follow good hygiene rules, including ensuring food and drinking water are safe and clean for consumption,...

A gastrointestinal outbreak has struck at least 100 passengers aboard the Princess Cruises’ ‘Sea Princess’ cruise ship. The outbreak was described by one passenger as “the cruise...

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has tonight confirmed tests taken from a Gold Coast man suspected of having Ebola virus disease have returned a negative result. This follows reports of a 27-year-old...